Feed-bag.



B. GRAPE.

FEED BAG.

APPLIOATIOR mum MAE. 1, 1909.

925,434, Patented June 15, 1909.

W ITNESSBS the. p 1 Improvement in"FeedBags, otwhich' -1 {My invention relates to a new and use'fu ump jorement in feed bags, and has forits which this invention agpertams may understand how to make an being to prevent the bottom from folding up of France, residing at Manayunlt, in the .when the horse moves his head downward consists in the details of construct on and UNITED STATES nun. enar'r, or MANAYUNK. PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom. it may concern: Be it known that I, Emu GIL-\FF, a citizen county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylrama, hate invented a certain new -and:

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blnectt'o provide anexceedingly simple and eii'ective device of this character whereby to reach his feed the bottom of the bag will be drawn-upward to .his mouth thereb facilitating the feeding of a horse.

- Another object of my invention is to provide a feed bag having an internal; guard which will prevent. the horse spillingthe feed as he shakes his head.

With these ends in View; this invention combihation of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifica1ly' designated by theclaims.

In order. that those skilled in theart to use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter 'to the accompanying drawing forrn ing? a part of this specification, in \vliich igure 1 is a side elevation of a bag made in accordance with my improvement, arts thereof being broken away, the bug is slow): in position on a horses head. Fig. 2,41 section at the line XX.of Fig. 1 without the horses head.

In carrying out my invention as hereem-p bodied, A represents the be com osetlfof the sides B and the bottom sai bottom may be formed of leather, or some. stiffening material D may be placed therein, the object.

when being drawn upward toward the horses mouth as will be hereinafter de' scribed.

. To the inside surface of the sides B'f the-W. bag in proximity to the upper endi s secured the guard E having an opening'F for the V Specification 6f Batters Patent. Application flledltlar'ch 1,1900. seanmasomt.

the-sides of the'bag below the guard E. v

' have plenty of airwhile eating so that he -w11l take his time} provide the holes H in Attached to the upper end ofthe-bag is the strap I which is adapted to ass over thehorses head thereby holding t e bag in position. On this strapI is secured the rin J, and to the bag are attached other rings and ?L which are in alin ement with the ring J.

- Secured tothe bottom of the bag is a cord,

tape or its equivalent M which passes upward through the riu s L, K, and J then rearward around the. heck hook N on theharness.

' Hrom the foregoingdescri tion it will be seen that as the horse moves is head downa ward the bottom of the bag will be drawn uplward through the medium of the cord M 'w ich will bring the feed in the bag inreach of his mouth, and should he raise hisbead to any height which would cause the feed to move toward" the top or inlet of the ba said feed will be caught b the guard and when the horse again rings his head down the feed will drop to the bottom of the Elf course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction here shown as-thcse may be varied within the lim'itsof the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

avhich is eccentric to the side wa s of the bag, said guard being secured at the rear to the seam of the. bag, a stiffening material laced in the bottom of the bag, a strap astened to the upper- .end of the bag for attaching the same to'jIt-he liorses head, a

' number ofrings fasten'jdvto the bag and tra and a cord secured to the bottom of the av antiwar ing throu hj'saicl rings then over the check nook on" e harness which horses nose The rear portion of this guard rill cause the bottom ofthe bag tiffnove is fastened to the seaunat the rear of the upu'ard as the horses head m0ves. ,;downbag as indicated by G which will prevent the guard turning upward and brings the 1 opening F toward the rear of the bag which permits the horse to 1110112 readily place 1115 nose therein. llrorder that the horse-may ward; f

2. In combination with a bag l ieving openings termed in' the sides thereof, of a guard conforming to the contour of the bag secured to the inner side purtxonsm prox- Havin thus fully'described my invention,

having an opening to the side walls of imity to (he upper end thereof, said guard therein which is eccentric the bag and located i nearest the rear, said uard being secured at the rear to the seam 0 the ba% and a stifi'ening material placed in the ottom of the bag, as shown and for the purpose set forth. 1

In testimony whereo I have hereunto afiixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMIL GRAFF Witnesses:

MAiiuAlurrnA VOGT, CARRIE EARN 511A \v. 

